Catherine Middleton news and archive

The Duchess of Cambridge trademarks name

Catherine Middleton has applied to the Intellectual Property Office to trademark her royal title, the Duchess of Cambridge, to allow her official charities to use her name on clothing. The trademark application is part of the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and will be used on “a wide range of goods and...

Fashion

Royal Wedding boosts best of British

The independent shopping website www.ShopStyle.co.uk, which brings together brands and stores under one digital roof, has revealed that its most popular fashion searches of 2011 were patriotic. Five out of the top ten most searched for designers in 2011 were British: Ted Baker, Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Paul Smith. The...

Fashion

Duchess’ wedding gown breaks records

More than 600,000 people have visited the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding gown during the 10-weeks on which it was on display. This record-breaking figure outstrips the previous record of 420,000 visitors, set in 1994, and an increase of almost 50% on the previous year, which attracted 413,000 visitors. To put these figures into perspective the...

Fashion

Alexander McQueen designs royal wedding dress

It's been a morning of hearsay and guessing, with the Twitter feed rife with speculation, but finally the house of Alexander McQueen confirmed the wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton. The dress is a most stunning creation of corseted lace and embroidery with a two meter train. The applique of ivory and white silk gazar and lace was...